284 NATURAL HISTORY OF 



while, on the plains of the north-west, other facts show 

 how near an intimacy was established between the 

 ancient Swedes and the Huns, and between these and 

 the Magyars, who were kindred of the Turks. 



While this stem of the Mongolic type is thus shown 

 to have spread at a remote period, and to have been 

 mixed in the more temperate climates of the old conti- 

 nent, it is in a pure state evidently less ancient than 

 the other populations of America, for it has only been 

 permitted to dwell in regions never occupied, or totally 

 forsaken by them, that is, the Polar and north-west 

 coast ; and as they were thus not wanted to assist the 

 necessities of anterior colonists, they have continued 

 to be regarded as enemies, being still unmercifully 

 slaughtered by the stern Indian, on all occasions where 

 he can glut his passion for bloodshed, under the pretext 

 that all the Esquimaux are sorcerers. 



